Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C106
Academic Division:	Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies
Programme Leader:	CHIU, Wang-kin Oscar
Assistant Programme Leader:	LEUNG, Wai-tak Ricky
WhatsApp:	67211692

Programme Code:	8C106
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What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate over 78% in 2025
  Well-equipped teaching facilities: healthcare laboratory ...

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  • Articulation rate over 78% in 2025
  • Well-equipped teaching facilities: healthcare laboratory
  • Workshops and talks conducted by healthcare professionals

  This programme equips you with fundamental healthcare knowledge which can lead to future academic pursuit or career development in a wide range of healthrelated fields. This programme emphasises the integration of theory and practice and offers ample opportunities for field practice.

  To be eligible for the award of this programme, students need to acquire at their own expense a formal qualification in first aid from a recognised authority, and the certificate for such a qualification must be valid at the time of graduation.

  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.
  
  
  

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure⁺

  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, comprising 13-14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  9 Compulsory Subjects

  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Health Studies) I OR English for Academic Studies (Health Studies) I
  • Academic English (Health Studies) II OR English for Academic Studies (Health Studies) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

  • Creative and Critical Thinking ^{E & C}
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Information and Communication Technology

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Fundamental Psychology for Health Studies
  • Sociology for Health Studies

  Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

  • Two e-modules:

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. National Education 

  ^~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  4-5 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  For the full list of more than 70 General Education subjects, please click here.
  
  

  ^*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese
  

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  5 Compulsory Subjects

  • Basic Health Assessment and Clinical Skills
  • General Microbiology
  • Human Biology I
  • Human Biology II
  • Introduction to Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

  3 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  Nursing Science

  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Field Practice – General Health Care Setting ^{E & C}
  • Field Practice – Mixed Health Setting ^{E & C}
  • Fundamental Concepts of Health and Nursing
  • Fundamentals of Chinese Medicinal Therapy ^C

  Rehabilitation and Health Management

  • Field Practice – Mixed Health Setting ^{E & C}
  • Introduction to Social Services in Hong Kong ^{E & C}

  Applied BioScience

  • Basic Laboratory Techniques and Safety
  • Cell Biology
  • Field Practice – Mixed Health Setting ^{E & C}
  • General Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

  ⁺For students admitted from 2022/23
  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Intended Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

• Where will I go after HKCC?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  More than 15 local bachelor's degree programmes ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 15 local bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate in Health Studies. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Ambulanceman/ Ambulancewoman
  • Community Worker
  • Hospital Technical Services Assistant (Hospital Authority)
  • Laboratory Attendant
  • Operating Theatre Assistant  (Hospital Authority)
  • Professional Medical Representative
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Ward Clerk (Hospital Authority)

  Among the employed graduates of this programme in 2022, 100% found a job within 3 months after graduation.

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2022 (figures as of October 2021)

• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2024/25 Cohort):

  15.74 (Mean); 20 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2025/26 Cohort) for all programmes.